Standard Arms Camp .50
I just found an old thread that seems to be locked about Standard Arms Co guns. I am wondering if the fellas that were writing about them are still interested.
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The threads on this site are usually locked after 10 responses by the moderators. It's felt that after 10 responses the question posed should have been answered sufficiently.
If you have anything to add regarding any of the Standard Arms guns, feel free to start a new topic.0 -
the standared arms 50 is the rarest 0 -
Thanks for the responses. Yeah, thats what I've read...I just picked up a high condition, Camp 50. Nice looking gun. Came out of the Adirondacks here. I understand they may have made only a couple of dozen of these. This gun has a checkered pistol grip unlike all the other Standards I have seen over the years...I wonder if that was a characteristic of the "CAMP" or a special order? we may never know?? I'd like to find a Standard Arms collector. 0 -
did it come with any ammo ???? would like to see pic of ammo 0 -
From the BB of gun values.
STANDARD ARMS & STANDARD ARMS MFG. CO.
Previous manufacturer that started production in Wilmington, DE, in Sept., 1909, and closed in 1912. The company was restarted in 1913 as Standard Arms Mfg. Co., and closed in April, 1914.
Nearly 5,000 rifles were manufactured at the actual factory. At the time the plant closed, approx. 2,200 rifles were in various stages of production, and a supply of parts remained. These were primarily purchased by Numrich Arms, made into complete rifles, and sold. Total production (Standard Arms, Standard Arms Mfg. Co. & those assembled by Numrich Arms) reached approx. 7,000 rifles. The highest known serial number is 9012. Within serialization, large blocks of numbers were abandoned, and this is thought to be due to changes and improvements made during production. In addition, as the factory closed with a large number of rifles in partial stages of production, it is often not possible to determine which rifles were actually made and completed at the factory, and which were completed outside the factory at a later date.
Many special order options were available, such as checkering, pistol grip, deluxe grades of woods, special sights, etc. Several grades of engraving were available, including Rocky Mountain, Adirondack, Sierra, and Selkirk. Lower priced "etched" models were also available and less frequently encountered than engraved models. A .50 caliber "Camp Carbine" was offered in smooth bore, slide action only. Approx. 25-30 were manufactured and utilized a special cartridge similar to the .50-70 shot cartridge. These are rarely encountered, although they are known to exist in collections.0 -
No ammo...I too would like to see some. 0 -
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